Kieran Dowell joined the long list of exciting young players to come through the youth system at Everton this week, announcing his arrival on the scene with his second goal of the club’s pre-season campaign – and what a strike it was.

Picking the ball up on the corner of the penalty area around 18 yards from goal, the nifty midfielder showed great feet to skip past two FC Twente defenders and create some space for the shot.

The 19-year-old then fired a beautiful curling finish across the goalkeeper and into the bottom corner to send the Toffees 3-0 up, handing them their second victory in as many games.

Toffees fans will be hoping the local lad can emulate the likes of Ross Barkley, Tom Davies and Dominic Calvert-Lewin to make the leap from the academy into the first team.

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Kieran Dowell scored his second goal in two games against FC Twente

“I am so so excited for how good Dowell will (hopefully) become,” said one supporter on Twitter.

After his stunning strike, Dowell told EvertonFC.com that returning Wayne Rooney had played a huge role in his good run of form.

“As a local lad as well, he’s really taken to us young local lads and really helped us,” he told EvertonFC.com.

“Even sitting next to me in the first half, he was giving me tips before I came on, so it’s really good to have someone like him in the squad.

“It was great playing with Wazza and Davy (Klaassen) in the second half, and with Cuco Martina overlapping down the right, I thought it worked really well.”

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Wayne Rooney, Jonjoe Kenny and Kevin Mirallas (left to right)

Fans also hailed the former United man’s effect on the squad during pre-season.

One wrote: “Rooney definitely looked like a proud uncle when Dowell scored.”

“This is great to hear,” another added.

“[Gareth] Barry certainly had an effect on our central midfield last season, and last night he was brill.